Genetic Diversity of Sheep Breeds from Albania, Greece, and Italy Assessed by Mitochondrial DNA and Nuclear Polymorphisms (SNPs)
We employed mtDNA and nuclear SNPs to investigate the genetic diversity of sheep breeds of three countries of the Mediterranean basin: Albania, Greece, and Italy. In total, 154 unique mtDNA haplotypes were detected by means of D-loop sequence analysis. The major nucleotide diversity was observed in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2011/186342 |